David Suzukis A Planet For The Taking :: essays research papers

David Suzukis A Planet for the Taking     In the essay "A Planet for the Taking," David Suzuki describesCanadians odd appreciation for this great natural bounty we mobilise our own. Heis an internationally acclaimed scientist who is concerned about the wel utmoste ofCanada. Suzukis intended audience is the Canadian population that does notrealize the grave danger they are instilling upon themselves by haphazardlytaking our resources without looking at the subsequent repercussions of theiractions. The essay is persuasive and informative. He compares various facetsof science and gives reasons why none of these fields bunghole explain why we aredestroying nature.     The organization of the essay supports the authors views well. Itbegins with general opinions about the Canadian population and is followed bymore detailed explanations. The general opinions in the graduation exercise are well-chosen considering the audience. Suzukis tone is evident when he states "Wehave both a sense of the importance of the wilderness and space in our cultureand an lieu that it is limitless and therefore we neednt worry." Thesewords suggest that we are willing to reap the rewards of our vast resources butwe fail to see the harm that we are doing, and will push to do if we do notstop these actions.     Although his approach for explaining his beliefs changes, Suzukis toneof great concern remains consistent throughout the essay. After his views arepresented, Suzuki begins to tell us what we have done to our country and how weare destroying it. Present day Canadians are compared to native Canadians whichsuccessfully serves its purpose in illustrating how, for centuries, people livedoff the natural resources in Canada. With the development of science andtechnology, we have developed better ways of mass harvesting resources but thesemethods are taking at a faster invest than nature can sustain. Science sug gestsmeans of replacing these resources we are taking but there is no quickreplacement for ecosystems that have taken thousands of old age to evolve.     Following his explanations of how we have destroyed nature, Suzukidiscusses science and how society deals with it, "I believe that in large partour problems rest on our faith in the force-out of science and technology." Thisstatement and the following sentences are used to describe how people deal withgreat developments in science and technology. Because there have been so manygreat advances in these fields in the past century, people are comfortableplacing their faith in science though scientists are still far from discoveringall of the secrets to the universe. Scientists interfere with nature without